2008 Event calendar...
January...
With its many daylight minus tides,
this is our best month for tide-pooling.
19 Pacifica State Beach Cleanup.
Linda Mar. 9am to 11am.
20 Pacifica State Beach 10th Annual Beach Planting Party.
10am to noon.
February...
Listen for the sound of rushing
water as Brooks Falls in San Pedro Park reaches capacity. Watch for wild
mustard on the hillsides.
2 Sharp Park Beach Cleanup.
10am to noon. Meet at the south end of Beach Blvd. near the picnic tables
and the start of the levee.
16 Pacifica State Beach Cleanup.
Linda Mar. 9am to 11am.
24 Pacifica State Beach Restoration.
10am to noon.
March...
Ah spring! Tree frogs are singing
lovesongs, willows are in bloom and grey whales and baby calves rest in
Pacifica's coves on their journey north.
1 Esplanade Beach Cleanup. noon
to 2pm.
15 Pacifica State Beach Cleanup.
Linda Mar. 9am to 11am.
23 Pacifica State Beach Restoration. 10am to noon.
28Benefit Fundraiser.
Surf movie and music at Sanchez Concert Hall.
7-10pm. See Pacifica
Riptide post for details.
April...
Watch for Mission Blue Butterflies
on Milagra Ridge, mamma and baby gray whales frolicking near the shoreline,
and wildflowers everywhere.
19 Earth Day Cleanups & Beautification.
9:30 am to 11:30am. Join an organized beach location or sign up your team
or group to clean up or beautify a site of your choice. See our
flyer for
details.
19 Pacifica State Beach Restoration. 9:30
am to 11:30am.
May...
May is the best time to see tiny fawns on the hillsides,
velella on the beaches, and nesting hummingbirds in the trees.
17
Pacifica State Beach
Cleanup.
Linda Mar. 9am to 11am.
25
Pacifica State Beach Restoration.
10am to noon.
June...
It's time for brown
pelicans to return from their southern vacation. Listen for stellar sea
lion mating calls on Pedro Point.
21 Pacifica State Beach
Cleanup.
Linda Mar. 9am to 11am
22Pacifica State Beach Restoration.
10am to noon.
July...
Wild blackberries
and strawberries are ripe now. Yum!
19
Pacifica State Beach
Cleanup. Linda Mar. 9am to 11am.
27
Pacifica State Beach Restoration.
10am to noon. .
August...
Huge flocks of
shearwaters follow the anchovies. Mid-month, the night sky is ablaze with
meteor showers.
16
Pacifica State Beach
Cleanup.
Linda Mar. 9am to 11am.
24
Pacifica State Beach Restoration.
10am to noon.
September...
Steelhead
trout begin to migrate to their spawning grounds upstream. Poison oak
turns scarlet. Songbirds start to head south.
20 California Coastal
Cleanup Day, 9am-noon. We'll be
cleaning six beaches in Pacifica as
well as San Pedro Creek Watershed and recruiting teams for other Pacifica
sites. Check back soon for details.
Groups welcome: If
your group would like to participate, please email
Lynn
Adams or call her at
650.355.1668.
20
Pacifica State Beach Restoration.
10am to noon. .
October...
Monarch
butterflies are heading for overwintering grounds in Montara and Santa
Cruz. Watch for soaring hawks on Sweeney Ridge.
18
Pacifica State Beach
Cleanup.
Linda Mar. 9am to 11am.
26
Pacifica State Beach Restoration.
10am to noon.
November...
Watch for
migrating waterfowl on the Pacific flyway.
15
Pacifica State Beach
Cleanup.
Linda Mar. 9am to 11am.
23
Pacifica State Beach Restoration.
10am to noon.
December...
Elephant
seals begin to mate at Ano Nuevo. Grey whales hurry
south.
20
Pacifica State Beach
Cleanup.
Linda Mar. 9am to 11am.
21 Pacifica State Beach Restoration. 10am to noon.
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Coastal Cleanup Day 2008 is September 20. We'll clean all six beaches, the San Pedro Creek Watershed, Vallemar, and as many bluffs, waterways, and wetlands as we can find teams and groups for.